Many neurodivergent adults find themselves to be at an impasse. As individuals graduate from support programs or secondary school and seek to transition and participate in the world of jobs, they often find themselves without many choices. Most individuals find, too, that there is a lack of options that enable continued, progressive engagement in society and in their own personal development and connection.

Our members have the opportunity for real involvement in growing social belonging through their creations and co-creations.
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Not only is theSpace a gathering place, it is a platform for building lifelong community networks, which in turn harness new resources and innovation.

theSpace also supports individuals who are often not fully represented or given a voice or a platform to express personal agency within so many mainstream programs–introducing an approach which instead moves away from traditional notions of ‘a job’, and toward an embodiment of more broad forms of social citizenship and identity.

theSpace operates an online store of items designed by its members. Proceeds are shared directly with artists.

Owned and operated by the Chess’n Math Association, Canada’s national non-profit scholastic chess organization founded in 1985. Our mission is to introduce children of all ages to the game of chess. This helps them to develop logical thinking, self-confidence and the ability to concentrate in a stimulating, structured and fun environment.

By buying from us, you contribute to the development of chess in schools because all our profits are reinvested to help young chess players progress. Each week, we teach chess as an extra-curricular activity to over 10,000 young people through our programs.